Well this is my first ever review, and i choose this game to be my first to review since i was amazed and surprized....
Controls: Well the controls in the game seem like a bit to take in especially if you use the totorial....not saying so avoid the totorial but dont think theres more to know then there is. playing around in practice mode for a bit and you will get used to it in no time. I found no problems with how the controls were laid out except for the lack of different attack buttons...but if you play it well enough having one main melee attack button is enough and sometimes more then enough due to how fast paced this game can be. 9/10
Sound: Music is good well place with this DBZ title so no objections to anything there, and come on original japanese voice's "BEST IDEA". 10/10
Gameplay: Well this is were the game takes a bit of a fall. First the good the new setup over the shoulder camera is great makes you feel more into the fight and makes for a more satisfactory 2 player battle. Z battle Gate mode is well done and the fights are great and the tasks to complete stay pretty true to the fight in the series. World tournament mode is your normal tournament mode with ladder matches so its nicce to have.
Well now the bad. The shoulder camera is cool but if your backed up into the corner you cant see what your doing since your character takes up 3/4 of the screen, as well sometimes you are put behind land or trees you cant see around. Now game play in general is good but do to the mechanics it allows for cheapness in the player or com's favor....which makes for easy wins or hard loss's. Even the most easy of difficulties becoms hard later on since the com becomes real cheap and objectives in Gate mode become harder.7.5/10
In general this game delivers a tone of good solid fun with some issue but in no way should a DBZ fan shy away from this one.
Things that should have been done better: Better AI, a bit more depth in melee combat, Flasher special moves, ONLINE PLAY like come on guys no game with pvp should be left without online play get it together.
Well thats my first ever review and i am glad i picked up Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi Dont hesitate get your self a copy of this.